Health Resources

For questions that can be answered with short, factual responses.

Disclaimer: The material in these databases and web sites is intended for informational purposes only. Nothing is intended to be a substitute for professional medical diagnosis and advice. The Capital Area District Library is not responsible for the content of information accessed.

Databases *

• Health and Wellness Resource Center – Full text articles from magazines and reference books on health and full text health pamphlets. Includes information on alternative health practices.
• Nursing Resource Center – Information for nursing students and the public, including journal and encyclopedia articles, disease overviews and more.

eMedia * (Electronic Books)

• Medicine eBooks
   

*Databases and eMedia require a library card for access outside of the library

Flu Shots

• American Lung Assoc. Locator
• Ingham County Immunization
• Visiting Nurses

Library Events

• Library Events  Search Health

Community Resources

• Ingham County Health Department
• Care Free Clinic Lansing and Mason

     More Community Resources

Medical Marijuana Michigan

• Application and Instructions

Items from our Collection

• Wellness
• Nutrition

Selected Magazines

• Consumer Reports on Health
• Prevention

     For more see our catalog

Websites

General Health Resources

• Michigan eLibrary – Resources organized by the Library of Michigan.
• MedLine Plus – Information on diseases, medical procedures and drugs from the National Institutes of Health.
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Information about alternative medicine.
• PubMed - from the National Library of Medicine, journal articles,  clinical trials information & tutorials

Health Care Reform

• HealthCare.gov

H1N1 (Swine Flu)

• H1N1 (Swine Flu (Influenza) information at Medline Plus

MRSA infection

• MRSA Information from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• MRSA Information from Mayo Clinic

Physicians

• AMA Doctor Finder
• Check Licensing of and Complaints against Michigan Physicians
• File a Complaint against a Michigan Physician

Presciption Drugs

• PDR Physician's Desk Reference – Information on prescription drugs, diseases, treatments and clinical trials.

Statistics

• Hospital Compare – Data on the quality of care in hospitals from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Local and Michigan Health Statistics – Michigan Department of Community Health.
• National Center for Health Statistics - Centers for Disease Control.
• World Health Organization

Surgical Procedures Videos

• MedlinePlus - a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health